Pakistan face familiar Sri Lanka in Asian Games semi-final
Sri Lanka and Pakistan have an even T20I record, with both teams winning 12 of their 25 meetings
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Pakistan complete tense chase to reach Asian Games semi-final
Pakistan survived a major scare from Thailand to reach the women’s Asian Games semi-finals with a three-wicket win in a rain-reduced quarter-final in Nisshin.
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Pakistan survive Thailand scare to make Asian Games semi-finals
Pakistan stuttered through their chase of 92 with a mini-collapse of 4 for 11 before Fatima Sana rescued them yet again
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Chamodi Praboda to lead Sri Lanka Women’s U19 in T20 Tri-Series in Pakistan
Sri Lanka Women’s U19 squad has been announced for the upcoming T20 Tri-Series in Pakistan, with 17-year-old left-arm spinner Chamodi Praboda named captain.
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Rauf keen to add pace to Pakistan’s Test plans
With Pakistan’s next ICC World Test Championship assignment due in November in the form of a two-Test home series against Sri Lanka, pacer Haris Rauf is hoping to make a case for a return to the longest format.
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'Trying to put my name forward' - Rauf hopes to fulfil Pakistan's need for speed in Tests
Haris Rauf has returned to the first-class President's Trophy Grade 1 tournament and picked up a five-wicket haul in his first appearance
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Sri Lanka U19 Youth Tour of Pakistan 2026
The Sri Lanka Women’s U19 Team will tour Pakistan in October 2026 for a Tri-Nation Tournament. The T20 Tri-Nation Tournament will also involve Pakistan and Bangladesh.
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Sri Lanka U17 cricket team to tour Pakistan
The Sri Lanka U17 cricket team is set to tour Pakistan in October.
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Schedule announced for Sri Lanka U17 tour of Pakistan 2026
The Sri Lanka Men’s Under-17 Team is set to tour Pakistan in October 2026 for a series comprising one Three-Day match and five One Day games.
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Sri Lanka U17 Youth Tour of Pakistan 2026
The Sri Lanka Men’s U17 Team will tour Pakistan in October 2026.
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Sri Lanka Women’s U19 to tour Pakistan for T20 Tri-Series in October
The Pakistan Cricket Board has today announced the schedule of the of the Women’s U19 T20 tri-series featuring Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and hosts Pakistan at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad. The tri-series will be played from 2 to 16 October in a triple round-robin format with the top two teams playing the final.
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Gaud penalised for giving send-off to Dulani in Asia Cup final
Pakistan players were fined 5% of their match fee for maintaining a slow over rate in the semi-final against Sri Lanka
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India win the Asia Cup but no trophy presentation... again
Sri Lanka players accepted their medals but the presence of ACC chief Mohsin Naqvi, who is also a senior minister in Pakistan, meant India didn't collect their medals or the trophy
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Pakistan docked 11 WTC points for a slow over-rate in Edgbaston Test
Pakistan, already at the bottom of the WTC points table when they lost the opening Test in England, now have just 4.63 points in this cycle
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Pakistan hit with dual World Test Championship sanction
Pakistan have been hit with a pair of sanctions for maintaining a slow over-rate during the third and final ICC World Test Championship contest against England in Birmingham.
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Mike Hesson 'open' to taking on Pakistan Test head coach role
New Zealander was given interim control for Edgbaston Test and could be appointed across formats
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Return to Pakistan's Test squad a top priority for Afridi
Shaheen Shah Afridi has made it clear that returning to Pakistan's Test side remains his priority, as he featured in the President's Trophy campaign on Saturday, which was his first competitive red-ball cricket in the domestic circuit since 2019.
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Nepal qualify for Men's Asia Cup 2027
Nepal's rise continues on the cricketing horizons of Asia, as the side secured a place in next year's Asia Cup, where they have the prospect of facing full-member nations such as India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
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